Wesley Fowler is a percussionist driven by artistic husbandry. Through commission projects, music education, administrative tinkering, and audio/video production, he seeks to give generously to the community through music.

 

He specializes in contemporary percussion education and performance, and is currently a doctoral student at the University of California studying with Steve Schick.

 

Now residing in San Diego, he is a graduate of the Boston Conservatory at Berklee and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He previously served as the Director of Music at Austin Preparatory School in Reading, MA, overseeing their instrumental and vocal music program, and as the manager of Performance Technology at Boston Conservatory at Berklee, producing audio/visual services for over 680 annual events.

 

Wesley teaches percussion, piano, music theory, filmmaking, and technical theater production, and is currently a percussion instructor at Belle Melodie Music Art School.

 

Wesley's performance career spans across various fields and genres. He was a featured soloist with the Plymouth Philharmonic, has commissioned and performed numerous world premieres across the United States, has performed at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention four times in addition to other festivals and seminars, and has performed alongside other ensembles such as the Bang on A Can All-Stars, Charles River Wind Ensemble, Boston New Music Initiative, Ensemble Knox, and more.